Enhancing the properties of petrified paper with cellulose nanocrystal
ISSN: 0369-9420
Article publication date: 5 May 2022
Issue publication date: 28 July 2023
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to find an applicable solution for the consolidation of petrified paper after disassembling it to complete other stages of treatment.
Design/methodology/approach
The samples were subjected to natural aging by being inoculated with Aspergillus niger until they reached the stage of adhesion and petrification. After that, the leaves were separated, and cellulose nanocrystals were applied, then the leaves were subjected to wet thermal aging for 21 days. Digital microscope, scanning electron microscope, mechanical properties measurement, measurement of color change, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and pH measurement were used to evaluate the effects of the cellulose nanocrystal on paper.
Findings
The results proved that cellulose nanocrystal (5%) successes consolidation of petrified paper Without affecting its natural, mechanical and chemical properties.
Originality/value
This study was based on the effectiveness of cellulose nanocrystal in strengthening the petrified papers and testing its effect on the physical, mechanical and chemical paper properties.
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Acknowledgements
The author acknowledge the support provided the Restoration Center of the Egyptian General Organization for Books, Cairo, Egypt.
Funding: This research received no external funding.
Citation
Mohamed, W.S.A. (2023), "Enhancing the properties of petrified paper with cellulose nanocrystal", Pigment & Resin Technology, Vol. 52 No. 5, pp. 624-633. https://doi.org/10.1108/PRT-02-2022-0018
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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